Latoia albicosta, also known as white edged latoia, is a moth in the genus Latoia in the family Limacodidae.
Latoia albicosta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Limacodidae |
Genus: | Latoia |
Species: | L. albicosta
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Binomial name | |
Latoia albicosta (Hampson, 1910)
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Distribution
editLatoia albicosta occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1]
Larval foodplants
editThe larval foodplant of L. albicosta is Celtis.
References
edit- ^ "Latoia albicosta (Hampson, 1910)". African Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2022.